Social evaluative threat with verbal performance feedback alters neuroendocrine response to stress

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 96, Issue , 2017, Pages 104-115

  Phan, Jenny M ^a   Schneider, Ekaterina ^b   Peres, Jeremy ^b   Miocevic, Olga ^a   Meyer, Vanessa ^b   Shirtcliff, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; DHEA; Social evaluative threat; Testosterone; TSST

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROENDOCRINE STRESS RESPONSE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL EVALUATIVE THREAT; SPEECH; STRESS; STRESS REACTIVITY; STRESS RECOVERY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERBAL EVALUATION OF SPEECH PERFORMANCE; VERBAL PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; MOTIVATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85029599064     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.09.007     Document Type: Article

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